diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4fa50d4586a..9217b1ec815 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
     "react-native-branch": "5.3.1",
     "react-native-change-icon": "4.0.0",
     "react-native-circular-progress": "1.3.8",
-    "react-native-cloud-fs": "rainbow-me/react-native-cloud-fs#9b204615b76cf3d29bd86a9094dbd95d717b6a7a",
+    "react-native-cloud-fs": "rainbow-me/react-native-cloud-fs#d73f055c441566e5a57eebd621da8df3cf2499bb",
     "react-native-crypto": "2.2.0",
     "react-native-dark-mode": "0.2.2",
     "react-native-device-info": "5.3.1",
diff --git a/src/handlers/cloudBackup.ts b/src/handlers/cloudBackup.ts
index 14347c42a75..586941deb77 100644
--- a/src/handlers/cloudBackup.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/cloudBackup.ts
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ export type GoogleDriveUserData = {
   avatarUrl?: string;
 };
 
-export async function getGoogleAccountUserData(): Promise<GoogleDriveUserData | undefined> {
+export async function getGoogleAccountUserData(checkPermissions = false): Promise<GoogleDriveUserData | undefined> {
   if (!IS_ANDROID) {
     return;
   }
-  return RNCloudFs.getCurrentlySignedInUserData();
+  const options = { checkPermissions };
+  return RNCloudFs.getCurrentlySignedInUserData(options);
 }
 
 // This is used for dev purposes only!
diff --git a/src/state/backups/backups.ts b/src/state/backups/backups.ts
index ef1abf3ab23..9c2c2ae87e6 100644
--- a/src/state/backups/backups.ts
+++ b/src/state/backups/backups.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const backupsStore = createRainbowStore<BackupsStore>((set, get) => ({
         }
 
         if (IS_ANDROID) {
-          const gdata = await getGoogleAccountUserData();
+          const gdata = await getGoogleAccountUserData(true);
           if (!gdata) {
             logger.debug('[backupsStore]: Google account is not available');
             set({ backupProvider: undefined, status: CloudBackupState.NotAvailable, backups: { files: [] }, mostRecentBackup: undefined });
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ export const backupsStore = createRainbowStore<BackupsStore>((set, get) => ({
           error: e,
         });
         set({ status: CloudBackupState.FailedToInitialize });
+
+        // See https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/auth/api/signin/GoogleSignInStatusCodes#public-static-final-int-sign_in_cancelled
+        const stringifiedError = JSON.stringify(e);
+        if (stringifiedError.includes('12501')) {
+          logger.warn('[backupsStore]: Google sign in / oauth cancelled');
+          return {
+            success: false,
+            retry: false,
+          };
+        }
       }
 
       return {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0c47a4cd051..72000dab019 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8882,7 +8882,7 @@ __metadata:
     react-native-branch: "npm:5.3.1"
     react-native-change-icon: "npm:4.0.0"
     react-native-circular-progress: "npm:1.3.8"
-    react-native-cloud-fs: "rainbow-me/react-native-cloud-fs#9b204615b76cf3d29bd86a9094dbd95d717b6a7a"
+    react-native-cloud-fs: "rainbow-me/react-native-cloud-fs#d73f055c441566e5a57eebd621da8df3cf2499bb"
     react-native-crypto: "npm:2.2.0"
     react-native-dark-mode: "npm:0.2.2"
     react-native-device-info: "npm:5.3.1"
@@ -22280,10 +22280,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"react-native-cloud-fs@rainbow-me/react-native-cloud-fs#9b204615b76cf3d29bd86a9094dbd95d717b6a7a":
+"react-native-cloud-fs@rainbow-me/react-native-cloud-fs#d73f055c441566e5a57eebd621da8df3cf2499bb":
   version: 2.6.2
-  resolution: "react-native-cloud-fs@https://github.com/rainbow-me/react-native-cloud-fs.git#commit=9b204615b76cf3d29bd86a9094dbd95d717b6a7a"
-  checksum: 10c0/db1c719b90475201aa1e1177209723598ac38689a827d387dd281ea5190ad09f3e6c8fee77caff70b46a228b6552459d9a9e73e4159c18a29d19d235e17d7907
+  resolution: "react-native-cloud-fs@https://github.com/rainbow-me/react-native-cloud-fs.git#commit=d73f055c441566e5a57eebd621da8df3cf2499bb"
+  checksum: 10c0/0d78db6a3978bf9a0fe485d2dc0cf80fb1185a63eec1d22d7e3afd6c693417b011779d8318c603a9a81ff6c9c67f194dd469fc16a220ac0cd2b9b1ec374f1e2b
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard